Intracellular Assembly of Kir Channels Regulates Conduction (VIDEO)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Dr. Jacqui Gulbis and Mr. Oliver Clarke from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, explain how potassium channels, which permit the flow of electric currents central to many of the body’s biological processes, control the flow of these currents. Their findings are published online this week in Cell.

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Cameron Wells, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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